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Quarry Bay Quarry Bay is an List of buildings, sites, and areas in Hong Kong, area beneath Mount Parker (Hong Kong), Mount Parker in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Quarry Bay is bordered by Sai Wan Ho ...

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. It is a popular location for

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and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. Currently, 10,000 people live in the complex.

History and characteristics

The

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was originally built in the 1960s and named the Parker Estate (百嘉新邨; in reference to Mount Parker, south of the estate) and later sold. In 1972, the housing block was split to five blocks: the Fook Cheong Building (福昌樓), the Montane Mansion (海山樓), the Oceanic Mansion (海景樓), the Yick Cheong Building (益昌大廈), and the Yick Fat Building (益發大廈). There are shops on the street front. The highest building is the Oceanic Mansion, with 18 floors. Due to it being a

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, it is dense.

Popular culture

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became viral in 2013. The photograph of the

was the cover of his photo book 'Vertical Horizon'. This spot became so popular that residents have placed warning signs asking visitors to be respectful. The structure has inspired locations in films like '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' and ''

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'' and music videos like "Labyrinth" by

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and

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and "

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" by Gallant and

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